23 Aug More Trailer Makers Explore Options as E-Commerce Outpaces Total Retail Growth Trailer makers Hyundai Translead and Strick Group are exploring options to provide equipment deliveries in the final mile as growth in e-commerce outpaces growth in retail sales overall, they said in separate announcements. Read more...
23 Aug 2017 Roadcheck Places 23% of Commercial Vehicles Out of Service Nearly one of every four trucks that received comprehensive Level I inspections during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck this summer were taken out of service, CVSA reported on Aug. 23. Read more...
23 Aug Mississippi Senate Panel to Again Study State’s Transportation Woes The Mississippi Senate Transportation Committee has two days of hearings scheduled for Aug. 24 and Aug. 25 for members to again hear about the poor condition of the state’s transportation system. Read more...
23 Aug Little Known Bill on ELDs Quietly Gaining Supporters in US House A U.S. House of Representatives bill that would delay the December mandate for electronic logging devices is quietly gaining co-sponsors despite lacking support from congressional Republican leaders, a committee of jurisdiction and most of the trucking industry. Read more...
23 Aug Home Sales Dropped in July After Solid First-Half Run A decline in U.S. purchases of new homes in July may be a sign the industry took a breather following an even stronger run of sales than previously reported, according to government data Aug. 23. Read more...
23 Aug In Latest Speech, Trump Promises Infrastructure Bill After announcing an advisory council on infrastructure policy would not convene amid corporate leaders’ response to his reaction to racial violence, President Donald Trump expressed commitment to ensuring long-term funding legislation for the country’s transportation network is approved. Read more...
23 Aug July Trailer Orders Increase 41%; Industry Optimistic for 2018 U.S. trailer orders jumped 41% in July compared with the weak 2016 period, supported by demand for dry vans and flatbeds — and trailer makers said they expected similar conditions in 2018. Read more...
23 Aug More States Explore Truck-Platooning Technology and Regulations It could be years before drivers on U.S. highways catch a glimpse of a tractor-trailer rig cruising down the highway with another truck trailing a perilous 20 or 30 feet behind. Read more...
23 Aug Rise in Fuel Economy Slows, New NACFE Study Finds Fuel efficiency at 19 fleets improved for the 10th straight year, but the year-over-year gain in 2016 was just 1% as fleets dropped certain fuel-saving technologies and as other factors, such as extreme weather, played a role in fuel consumption, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency reported. Read more...
23 Aug Flytrex Provides Drones for Grocery Delivery in Iceland Goods are literally flying off the shelves today in Iceland as online retailer Aha launches what it calls the world’s first autonomous drone delivery system in an urban setting. Read more...